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London (PA Media\/dpa) – Children and adults who have been fully vaccinated against coronavirus will not have to quarantine on their return from amber list countries to England from July 19.<\/p>\nLondon (PA Media\/dpa) – Children and adults who have been fully vaccinated against coronavirus will not have to quarantine on their return from amber list countries to England from July 19.<\/p>\n
Airlines welcomed the plans as a positive step to open up foreign holidays after Transport Secretary Grant Shapps made the announcement to MPs on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Holidaymakers from the UK who have received two jabs from the NHS will no longer be required to self-isolate for 10 days on their return to England from destinations on the amber list from that point.<\/p>\n
Mr Shapps said under-18s will also be exempted from the requirement and that the guidance not to travel to countries on the amber list will be lifted from July 19, when the majority of restrictions are expected to be eased in England.<\/p>\n
He said people returning from holidays from amber destinations, such as France, Spain and Portugal, will still be required to take a Covid-19 test three days before returning.<\/p>\n
They will also have to take a test on or before the second day of their return, but will be exempted from the day eight test.<\/p>\n
He told the Commons: \u201cIn essence, this means that for fully vaccinated travellers the requirements for green and amber list countries are the same.\u201d<\/p>\n
Airlines welcomed the changes, which the Transport Secretary said \u201cmay differ\u201d in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n
Heathrow boss John Holland-Kaye said: \u201cThis is excellent news that will give a much-needed boost to millions of people across Britain looking forward to a more normal summer and reuniting with family and friends abroad.\u201d<\/p>\n
While the announcement is for UK residents only, Mr Shapps said ministers are \u201cworking to extend our approach to vaccinated passengers from important markets of holiday destinations later this summer, such as the United States and the EU\u201d.<\/p>\n
Johan Lundgren, easyJet\u2019s chief executive, said: \u201cWe have always said that vaccination is the key to unlocking travel and now millions will finally be able to reunite with family and loved ones abroad or take that long-awaited trip this summer.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut with unnecessary testing staying in place, more needs to be done. We do not want to see a return to flying being a preserve of the rich, and expensive testing could sadly make travel out of reach for some this summer.\u201d<\/p>\n
British Airways chief executive Sean Doyle welcomed the \u201ccommon sense approach\u201d, but said \u201cthere is more work to do\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile the quarantine requirement for amber countries is being lifted for fully vaccinated UK travellers, the Government needs to quickly extend this to all vaccinated travellers, agree a reciprocal deal with the US, add more countries to the green list and reduce the need for unnecessary, expensive tests,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Tim Alderslade, chief executive of the Airlines UK industry body, welcomed the announcement as a \u201cpositive move towards the genuine reopening\u201d for the ailing sector.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe summer season essentially starts here,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Among the technicalities for the move as it stands is that the exemption will only apply to those who have received their vaccines from the NHS.<\/p>\n
The Prime Minister\u2019s official spokesman said: \u201cIt does need to be a vaccine administered through the NHS rollout so you would need to have received your vaccine through the NHS rather than in a different country.\u201d<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Boris Johnson continued to defend his plan to delay the lifting of the self-isolation requirement for Covid contacts who have received both jabs until August 16.<\/p>\n
With this coming a month after most of the remaining restrictions are expected to be lifted, there are concerns that vast numbers of people could be forced into quarantine.<\/p>\n
During a visit to energy company Bulb\u2019s central London headquarters, the Prime Minister told broadcasters: \u201cI know how frustrated people are about this and I know that people are obviously fed up with Covid restrictions.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat we want to do is just keep going for a little bit longer so that we can get even more vaccinations into people\u2019s arms, give ourselves even more protection.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut as the Health Secretary has said, we are moving now from self-isolation, from quarantine approach, to test and release approach.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe day is not too far off.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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